PNO-I-98-003A, on 980316,licensee Informed Region I That Missing Gauge Arrived.Smith & Region I Investigating Circumstances of Gauge Return.Region I Will Continue Review of Incident in Cooperation W/State of AL
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 03033990 |
| Issue date: | 03/18/1998 |
| From: | Reber E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| References | |
| PNO-I-98-003A, PNO-I-98-3A, NUDOCS 9803240329 | |
| Download: ML20217A230 (1) | |
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PMWLIymm_m.Y NOTIFICATION OF EVENT OR UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE PNO-I-98-003A Thio. preliminary notification constitutes EARLY notice of events of POSSIBLE cafety or'public interest significance. The information'is as initially
. received without verification or evaluation, and is basically all that is
.known by Region I staff in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania on this date.
Facility Licensee Emergency Classification Smith Environmental Technologies Corp.
Notification of Unusual Event Smith Environmental Technologies Alert One Plymouth Meeting Site Area Emergency Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania 19462 General Emergency Dockets: 03033990 License No: 37-26682-01 X Not Applicable Subject':
LOST PORTABLE GAUGE (GAUGE HAS BEEN FOUND)
A Troxler Model 3411 portable moisture / density gauge (S/N 3780) containing 8 millicuries of cesium-137 and 40 millicuries of cmericium-241 had been shipped to Fort Rucker, Alabama in 1996 for use at Smith Environmental Technologies' temporary jobsite.
The gauge was stored in a trailer at the facility.
An inventory in late November or early December 1997 of the contents of the trailer did not list the
A Smith representative stated that a former employee may have removed the gauge from the Fort Rucker temporary jobsite after Smith went into
' bankruptcy and employees were not paid for several weeks.
The Smith rcpresentative contacted former employees about the whereabouts of the gcuge during the week of March 8, 1998.
On March 17, 1998, Smith in ormed Region I that the missing gauge arrived on March 16, 1998 via d
. United Parcel Service at their Norristown, Pennsylvania facility.
.Danver, Colorado.
Smith and Region I are investigating the circumstances of the gauge's return.
Region I will continue its review of this incident in cooperation with the State of Alabama.
Thd Region'I Public Affairs Office is available to respond to public inquiries.
'The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of Alabama, and the State of Co:lorado-have been notified.
'All-information is. current as of 11:00 a.m. on March 18, 1998.
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Contcct's Eric Reber (610)337-5276 aL 0
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